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Page 4: ...general information in Notices on page 79 Fifth Edition September 2006 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2006 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplicat...

Page 5: ...es 22 Removing the cover and bezel 22 Installing a hot swap power supply 23 Installing an adapter 25 Installing an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine 28 Installing the ServeRAID 8i adapter 29 I...

Page 6: ...talling the OSA SMBridge management utility program 70 Using the baseboard management controller utility programs 71 Using the SAS SATA Configuration Utility program 73 Starting the SAS SATA Configura...

Page 7: ...alleert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften Ennen kuin asennat t m n tuotteen lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information Avant d installer ce produit lisez les consignes de s curit Vor der Installation...

Page 8: ...ted versions of the caution or danger statement in the IBM Safety Information book For example if a caution statement begins with a number 1 translations for that caution statement appear in the IBM S...

Page 9: ...quipment when there is evidence of fire water or structural damage v Disconnect the attached power cords telecommunications systems networks and modems before you open the device covers unless instruc...

Page 10: ...Statement 3 CAUTION When laser products such as CD ROMs DVD drives fiber optic devices or transmitters are installed note the following v Do not remove the covers Removing the covers of the laser pro...

Page 11: ...power control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device The device also might have more than one power cord To remove...

Page 12: ...nt and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached There are no serviceable parts inside these components If you suspect a problem with one of these parts contact a ser...

Page 13: ...install supported options and how to configure the server The following documentation also comes with the server v Installation Guide This printed document contains instructions for setting up the ser...

Page 14: ...Click Product documentation Notices and statements in this document The caution and danger statements that appear in this document are also in the multilingual Safety Information document which is on...

Page 15: ...s 4 45 cm 1 75 inches tall Integrated functions v Baseboard management controller v IBM EXA 32 Chipset with integrated memory and I O controller v Service processor support for Remote Supervisor Adapt...

Page 16: ...cture technology combines proven innovative IBM designs to make your Intel processor based server powerful scalable and reliable For more information see http www ibm com servers eserver xseries xarch...

Page 17: ...systems_management ibm_director extensions v Redundant connection The addition of an optional network interface card NIC provides a failover capability to a redundant Ethernet connection If a problem...

Page 18: ...IBM Director workgroup hardware management tool v Information and light path diagnostics LED panels v Optional service processor adapter for remote system management v Parity checking on the small co...

Page 19: ...se training and setup IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems By d...

Page 20: ...icates that the drive is in use Operator information panel This panel contains controls and LEDs The following illustration shows the controls and LEDs on the operator information panel Power control...

Page 21: ...te the error v Locator LED When this LED is lit it has been lit remotely by the system administrator to aid in visually locating the server v Hard disk drive activity LED When this LED is flashing it...

Page 22: ...LED is on the SP Ethernet 10 100 connector When this LED is lit it indicates that there is an active connection on the Ethernet port USB 2 connector Connect a USB device to this connector System seria...

Page 23: ...ork Gigabit Ethernet 2 connector Use this connector to connect the server to a network Gigabit Ethernet 2 link LED This LED is on the Gigabit Ethernet 2 connector When this LED is lit it indicates tha...

Page 24: ...interconnect network that contains at least one server with an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine installed the server can be turned on from the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine user...

Page 25: ...g system and turn off the server if your operating system supports this feature v If the operating system stops functioning you can press and hold the power control button for more than 4 seconds to t...

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Page 27: ...ustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware xSer ier 365 Memory card Hot swap power supply I O board Hot swap fans 92 mm Hot swap fans 80 mm Operator information panel Hot swa...

Page 28: ...ange the position of this jumper to pins 2 and 3 to bypass the power on password check Changing the position of this jumper does not affect the administrator password check if an administrator passwor...

Page 29: ...Ds The following illustration shows the LEDs on the memory card DIMM 1 error LED DIMM 2 error LED DIMM 3 error LED DIMM 4 error LED Light path diagnostics button Light path diagnostics button power LE...

Page 30: ...processor 4 socket Microprocessor 3 socket Microprocessor 3 error LED VRM 3 error LED VRM 4 error LED Microprocessor 4 error LED Microprocessor 2 error LED Microprocessor 1 error LED Microprocessor 1...

Page 31: ...E x8 Slot 6 PCI E x8 Slot 1PCI X 266 MHz 64 bit Slot 2 PCI X 266 MHz 64 bit Attention LED Power LED SAS internal power cable connector ServeRAID 8i I O board Active PCI cable PCI board LEDs The follow...

Page 32: ...e that no one is near the server and that no tools or other objects have been left inside the server v Do not attempt to lift an object that you think is too heavy for you If you have to lift a heavy...

Page 33: ...ot run the server without the air baffle installed Operating the server without the air baffle might cause the microprocessor or microprocessors to overheat v Microprocessor sockets 2 through 4 always...

Page 34: ...n its static protective package touch it to an unpainted metal part on the outside of the server for at least 2 seconds This drains static electricity from the package and from your body v Remove the...

Page 35: ...pply The following notes describe information that you must consider when installing a hot swap power supply in the server v The server comes with a minimum of one power supply and supports up to two...

Page 36: ...atch Power supply 2 PS2 Power supply 1 PS1 DC power LED green AC power LED green AC DC To remove a hot swap power supply complete the following steps 1 Read the safety information beginning on page v...

Page 37: ...or jumper settings on the adapter follow the instructions that come with the adapter v See the documentation that comes with the operating system for information about enabling a hot plug PCI slot v...

Page 38: ...uggable turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables 3 Remove the server cover see Removing the cover and bezel on page 22 and determine which PCI...

Page 39: ...an adapter avoid touching the components and gold edge connectors on the adapter Make sure that the adapter is correctly seated in the connector Incorrectly seated adapters might cause damage to the I...

Page 40: ...allation guidelines on page 20 2 Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords Remove the cover see Removing the cover and bezel on page 22 3 Note the location of the inter...

Page 41: ...s on page 20 2 Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords Remove the cover see Removing the cover and bezel on page 22 3 Remove all the cables from the connectors on the...

Page 42: ...is installed in the server see the documentation that comes with the controller for instructions for installing a hard disk drive v All hot swap drives in the server should have the same throughput s...

Page 43: ...ver check the hard disk drive status LEDs to make sure that the hard disk drive is operating correctly If the amber hard disk drive status LED for a drive is lit continuously that drive is faulty and...

Page 44: ...e and type v You do not have to save new configuration information to the BIOS when installing or removing DIMMs The only exception is if you replace a DIMM that was marked as Disabled in the Memory S...

Page 45: ...ide you to the defective DIMM When this occurs first identify the defective DIMM then remove and replace the DIMM The following illustration shows the LEDs on the memory card Memory Hot Swap Enabled M...

Page 46: ...a DIMM is damaged beyond use read and write operations are redirected to the remaining good DIMMs Memory scrubbing then reports the damaged DIMM and the Light Path Diagnostics feature displays the err...

Page 47: ...e of the memory card are fully open b Lift the memory card out of the server and set it aside 5 Replace the memory card a Grasp the new memory card by the retention levers and turn the memory card so...

Page 48: ...e microprocessor board b Insert the memory card into the memory card connector c Press the memory card into the connector and close the small retention lever d Wait two seconds and close the large ret...

Page 49: ...ctors facing up Attention To avoid breaking the DIMM retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors open and close the clips gently 5 Open the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM connector 6 Touch...

Page 50: ...he connector and close the retention levers If you have other options to install or remove do so now otherwise go to Completing the installation on page 46 Hot swapping a memory modules To hot swap me...

Page 51: ...ion To avoid breaking the DIMM retaining clips or damaging the DIMM connectors open and close the clips gently 5 Open the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM connector and remove the DIMM or DIMMs...

Page 52: ...so now otherwise go to Completing the installation on page 46 Hot adding memory modules To hot add memory modules and memory cards complete the following steps Attention Static electricity that is re...

Page 53: ...the slots at the ends of the DIMM connector Firmly press the DIMM straight down into the connector by applying pressure on both ends of the DIMM simultaneously The retaining clips snap into the locke...

Page 54: ...sor v For a list of supported options for the server see http www ibm com servers eserver serverproven compat us v The server comes with a minimum of one microprocessor installed on the microprocessor...

Page 55: ...com servers eserver serverproven compat us v You can use the Configurations Setup utility program to determine the specific type of microprocessor in the server Install the microprocessors in the ord...

Page 56: ...ay 3 until it stops then push in on the microprocessor tray retention latches on each side of the tray 4 and pull the tray out of the server Attention The microprocessor tray is heavy Pull the tray pa...

Page 57: ...and store it for future use 6 Remove the protective cover tape or label from the surface of the microprocessor socket if any is present 7 Lift the microprocessor release lever to the fully open positi...

Page 58: ...ip to the fully open position approximately 135 angle 12 Remove the heat sink from its package and remove the cover from the bottom of the heat sink 13 Remove the release liner and orient the heat sin...

Page 59: ...s that come with the server for complete rack installation and removal instructions Attention v Install the server only in a rack cabinet with perforated doors v Do not leave open spaces above or belo...

Page 60: ...nnectors For details about the location and function of the input and output connectors see Server controls connectors LEDs and power on page 8 The following illustrations show the locations of the in...

Page 61: ...server can operate as a symmetric multiprocessing SMP server You might have to upgrade the operating system to support SMP For more information see Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD on p...

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Page 63: ...on page 60 v Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is part of the BIOS code Use it to override the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration Setup Utility program and temporarily assign a de...

Page 64: ...y main menu Depending on the version of the BIOS code in the server some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions v System Summary Select this choice to view configuration informatio...

Page 65: ...words on page 55 for more information about passwords You can also enable the chassis intrusion detector to alert you each time the server cover is removed This choice is on the full Configuration Set...

Page 66: ...guration Setup Utility main menu do not save the PCI Slot Device Information settings This selection is only available when a Remote Supervisor II Adapter SlimLine is installed in the server Memory Se...

Page 67: ...ror codes that occur See the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD for instructions Select Clear error logs to clear the BMC system event log v Error Logs Select...

Page 68: ...not be completed until you type the power on password You can use any combination of up to seven characters A Z a z and 0 9 for the password When a power on password is set you can enable the Unatten...

Page 69: ...en forget it there is no way to change override or remove it You must replace the I O board Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD includes an easy t...

Page 70: ...microcode firmware levels of a ServeRAID adapter and determines whether a later level is available from the CD v Detects installed hardware options and provides updated device drivers for most adapter...

Page 71: ...erver At this point the installation program for the operating system takes control to complete the installation Installing your operating system without ServerGuide If you have already configured the...

Page 72: ...operating system wake up support Note Your server does not support changing the network boot protocol or specifying the startup order of devices through the PXE boot agent utility program Starting th...

Page 73: ...for the server If environmental conditions exceed thresholds or if system components fail the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in...

Page 74: ...Remote Console Redirection then make sure that the values are set as follows v Remote Console Active Enabled v Remote Console COM Port COM 2 v Remote Console Baud Rate 19200 v Remote Console Data Bits...

Page 75: ...using a Linux operating system 1 Add the following line to the end of the Run gettys in standard runlevels section of the etc inittab file This enables hardware flow control and enables users to log...

Page 76: ...nal etc lilo conf contents prompt timeout 50 default linux boot dev hda map boot map install boot boot b message boot message linear image boot vmlinuz 2 4 9 e 12smp label linux initrd boot initrd 2 4...

Page 77: ...the Linux operating system starts a LILO boot prompt is displayed instead of the graphical user interface Press Tab at this prompt to install all of the boot options that are listed To load the operat...

Page 78: ...by anaconda Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file NOTICE You have a boot partition This means that all kernel and initrd paths are relative to boot eg root hd0 0 ke...

Page 79: ...initrd initrd 2 4 9 e 12 img You must restart the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL SUSE SLES 8 0 configuration Note This proce...

Page 80: ...white blue black light gray default 0 timeout 8 title linux kernel hd0 1 boot vmlinuz root dev hda2 acpi oldboot vga 791 1 initrd hd0 1 boot initrd title floppy root chainloader 1 title failsafe kern...

Page 81: ...ing system Write down the boot entry ID for use in the next step 2 To enable the Microsoft Windows Emergency Management System EMS at a Windows command prompt type bootcfg EMS ON PORT COM1 BAUD 19200...

Page 82: ...take effect and to enable SOL Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program Complete the following steps to install the OSA SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Windows...

Page 83: ...When the installation is complete the utility copies files to the following directories etc init d SMBridge etc smbridge cfg usr sbin smbridged var log smbridge License txt var log smbridge Readme txt...

Page 84: ...SMBridge management utility program to remotely manage and configure a network The utility program provides the following remote management capabilities v CLI command line interface mode Use CLI mode...

Page 85: ...choices The following choices are on the SerialSelect Utility menu v SAS Controller Configuration Select this choice to view or change SAS controller settings To reset the controller to its default s...

Page 86: ...select express configuration or custom configuration Express configuration automatically configures the controller by grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array...

Page 87: ...n is saved in the controller and in the physical drives 10 Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD ROM drive 11 Restart the server Viewing the configuration You can use ServeRAID Man...

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Page 89: ...ies systems_management xseries_sm dwnl html b If the drop down list shows a newer version of IBM Director than what comes with the server follow the instructions on the Web page to download the latest...

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Page 92: ...trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the United States and other countries Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Important notes Processor speeds indicate the int...

Page 93: ...e found on IBM s Internet site at http www ibm com ibm environment products prp shtml Esta unidad debe reciclarse o desecharse de acuerdo con lo establecido en la normativa nacional o local aplicable...

Page 94: ...ce with the European WEEE Directive electrical and electronic equipment EEE is to be collected separately and to be reused recycled or recovered at end of life Users of EEE with the WEEE marking per A...

Page 95: ...uide Setup and Installation CD 51 viewing 75 with ServerGuide 58 Configuration Setup Utility program 51 52 connector electrostatic discharge 9 Gigabit Ethernet 11 keyboard 10 connector continued mouse...

Page 96: ...upervisor Adapter II SlimLine 28 memory 36 memory modules 36 microprocessor 42 installing continued OSA SMBridge management utility program 70 power supply 23 installing ServeRAID 8i 29 integrated bas...

Page 97: ...eld 8 power on LED 9 password 56 publications 1 PXE Boot Agent Utility program 51 using 60 R rack installing your server in 47 RAS features 6 release latch 9 reliability 6 Remote Supervisor Adapter II...

Page 98: ...rd management controller utility programs 71 OSA SMBridge management utility program 72 PXE boot agent utility program 60 SAS SATA configuration utility program 73 ServeRAID manager 73 the boot menu p...

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